pervade
/pəˈveɪd/verb
To spread through and be present in every part of something.
Example sentences
- “The smell of fresh bread pervaded the whole house.”
- “A feeling of excitement pervaded the stadium before kickoff.”
- “Distrust of the government pervades many of his novels.”
Its subject is usually something intangible: silence, fear, or a smell pervades a place. Solid objects do not pervade anything.